Bola Ahmed Tinubu

  • Tinubu appoints Abubakar Dantsoho MD of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The president also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. Dantsoho holds a doctorate in Maritime Technology from Liverpool John Moores University, United…

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  • Why Nigeria is selling three presidential aircrafts

    The federal government has decided to sell three ageing presidential aircraft so as to gather funds to purchase a new one. MEZIESBLOG gathered reports that the decision will also reduce excessive spending on fleet maintenance for the aircraft which are currently unused. The latest development comes as the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and…

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  • AU developing guidelines to boost food safety in informal markets

    The African Union (AU) in partnership with the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) said Wednesday that the development of new guidelines to boost food safety in the continent’s informal markets has gathered steam. In a joint statement released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, the two organizations observed that nearly 70 percent of Africa’s urban…

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  • A review of Tinubu’s one year in office

    ON May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu assumed office as the 16th president of Nigeria, succeeding former president Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, who contested under the All Progressive Party, pulled 8.79 million votes to defeat the other 17 candidates who contested for the seat on February 25, 2023. The media reported how the votes secured by Tinubu were equivalent to…

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  • Wike explains how Tinubu restored the hope of Nigerians

    Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu has restored hope in the minds of Nigerians since taking over about a year ago. Wike, who made the remark during the ministerial sectoral update, also highlighted some of the achievements of his ministry within the one-year period under review. The Minister listed the implementation…

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  • Top news from Nigeria today

    Good afternoon from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. There was drama on Tuesday as the Senate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months over his false claims that projects worth N3.7trillion in the 2024 budget were not traceable. On his part, Senator Kawu Sumaila (NNPP – Kano South) was warned to desist…

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  • Hajiya Naja’atu: Tinubu had no governance strategy for Nigeria

    A former campaign director of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad has claimed President Bola Tinubu told her he did not have any plans on how to rule Nigeria before the 2023 General Elections. Mrs Muhammad said this while explaining what led to her resignation from the ruling party before the election…

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  • 2024 budget: List of ministries with highest allocations

    The Ministry of Defence got the highest allocation – N1.3tn in the approved 2024 budget. An increased appropriation Bill was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly on Saturday. The parliament increased the budget submitted by President Bola Tinubu by the sum of N1.2 trillion. The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, told…

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  • Shedding of blood in Plateau must stop – Mutfwang reveals message to Tinubu

    The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Murtfwang, has declared that the killings in the state must be brought to an end. The governor said he has already cried out to President Bola Tinubu to fish out the killers and also put a permanent end to the attacks in the state. Murtfwang, in a statement he…

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  • Tinubu reacts as bandits kill 115, kidnap scores, burn down 17 communities

    President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas, LGAs, of Plateau State, where over 115 persons were killed by bandits. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the gunmen had on Christmas Eve invaded the local councils, killed at least 115 villagers and burnt down 17 communities. The state governor, Caleb…

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  • Tinubu’s Plan To Release IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Stalled by Southeast Nigerian Politics, Imo Gov Poll Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) would have regained his freedom but for Imo State politics and the forthcoming governorship election in the state, SaharaReporters can exclusively report. Kanu, the leader of the…

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  • The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to go to war with Niger Republic over the recent coup in the country. The party’s position was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Falalu Bello,…

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  • The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, would have the most difficult job in the world to handle. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the spokesperson of NEF, said Tinubu would have a lot of challenges to tackle. Tinubu, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged winner of the just-concluded presidential…

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  • Bola Tinubu, Oun T’o Lóó Dà Lo Dà Yìí O By Lasisi Olagunju / The Nigerian Tribune The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria is not the worst in human history. That dubious reputation belongs in Liberia where, in 1927, the then President Charles D.B. King scored 234,000 votes out of a total of 15,000 registered…

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  • The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside some notable members of the APC is currently in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The former governor of Lagos State is in Ibadan to meet Muslim leaders from the South West geo-political zone to seek their support ahead of the 2023 presidential…

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  • All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his government will discuss with all agitating groups to address their grievances in search of a peaceful resolution if elected. We’ll dialogue with IPOB, others, Tinubu assures Tinubu, who was in Owerri the Imo State capital on Thursday to dialogue with trade associations and…

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